Apparatus for cooling and ventilating automobiles



Jan. 19,- 1932. c. w. WILLIAMS APPARATUS FOR COOLING AND VENTILATINGAUTOMOBILES Filed April l, 1929 M/XVWNTOR A TTORNE Y Patented Jan. 19,1932 UNITED STATES CLAUDE W. WILLIAMS, OF PAWI-IUSKA, OKLAHOMA APPARATUSFOR COOLING AND'VENTILATING AUTOMOBILES Application filed April 1,

My invention relates to the method of and apparatus for cooling andventilating auto mobiles.

The objects of my invention are to produce an apparatus of the classdescribed, which will be new, novel, simple, durable, cheap, efficientand of utility; which will furnish ventilation to closed automobilesfree from dust, smoke and small particles; which will .10 cool the airentering such closed automobiles for ventilation; which willparticularly be adapted for use in closed automobiles. and in crossingdeserts, sandy and parched and arid areas; which will be easilyinstalled and easily manipulated and easily maintained, which will beeflicient for all of the purposes for which it is intended.

With these and other objects in view my invention consists in theconstruction, novel features, and combination of parts hereinafter morefully described, illustrated in the accompanying one-sheet drawings, andpointed out in the claim hereto appended; it being understood thatvarious changes in the form, proportion, size, shape, weight and minordetails of construction, within the scope of my invention, may beresorted to without departing from the spirit or principle of theinvention or sacrificing any of the advantages thereof.

The novel features, invention and other objects will be more fully shownin the specification, claims, and accompanying one-sheet drawings, ofwhich,

Figure 1 is a perspective view showing the opening for ventilating meansfor closed car; Fig. 2 is a fragmentary sectional view through the upperpart of the car showing air cleaning and cooling means; Fig. 3 is aperspective view of the partition showing the felt covered baifles andtheir divisions and outer edges. 7

Like characters of reference designate like parts in all the figures.

For the purpose of illustrating my invention I will describe oneembodiment thereof as follows:

The body of an automobile 1 is shown for the purpose of showing theapplication of the device thereto. For the use in a closed 1929. Serial1%. 351,689.

car my device is located immediately under the top'2 of an automobile. Iprovide a pan or'box 3 susceptible of holding Water and moisture adaptedto be inserted under said top 2, said box or pan 3 has sides 4, 5 andrear end 6. These are preferably slightly curved upwardly at'their tops7 so as to cause any surplus of water when tilted to one side or the endto be thrown back toward the center part c and prevent the same frombeing allowed to go over the top down the side edges of the car. Thefront portion of thebottom of said pan 3 inclines slightly upwardly, toa height equal substantially. to one-half ofthe height of saidsides4and5 and said rear end 6. A central groove 8 extendinglongitudinally from adjacent the front of the pan 3 to the rear thereofis'provided for introducing and distributing the moisture and forassisting in giving equable division of ventilating surface. ,A'plurality of cross ribs 9 extends between and are united to theupstanding side edges 4 and 5. Said cross bars or ribs are covered withfelt 10, or some other suitable fibrous material for holding water ormoisture, over which the air coming in at intakes 11, 12, passes. Oversaid groove 8, the felt 10 depends loosely from said ribs 9. into saidgroove 8, so that any moisture in the groove M will contact said felt10. This may be clearly so seen in Figs. 2 and 3. The top 2 above saidpan 3 is adapted to have depending therefrom and attached theretobaflies 13. These are also adapted to be covered by felt 14, or thelike, if desired. Said bafiies depending from the top 2 are preferablyadapted to be staggered with relation to the baffles or divisionsattached to the under pan or box 3. It will-be observed that-I do nothave said baffies and pan extend to the rear of said top but simplyadjacent the same so as to permit space for the air being introduced insaid top at 11 and being conducted between said series of double bafflesover said felt covered bars or strips and then permitted to strike theinside of the rear end 1 5 of said top and be thereby thrown forwardlyas shown by the arrows under said top where it enters the closed carridingchamber 16 adjacent the 1013 front at 17 A second division 18extends from the rear of said top to the front of said top 19 exceptthat an opening 20 is provided therebetween for opening into the tonneauportion, and an adjustable closing door 21 is provided for opening andclosing said opening 20 as desired. If it is desired said intake openingmay be screened for the purpose of shutting out dust, sand and the likebut this is not necessary. Said intake openings 11 and 12 are preferablylocated above visor 22 and these may be adapted to be entirely closed orpartially opened and partially closed or entirely opened.

In operation it will be seen by those fa 15 -1niliar with the art towhich my invention pertains that water may be introduced into .said pan3 by a hose inserted into either opening 11 or 12, and that the airentering through the openings 11 and 12 will be intro duced between thebottom of the pan or box 3 and the inside of the top 2 and will proceedrearwardly along the line indicated by the arrows over the baifles andwill play on the .felt cover-ed baflles theretofore saturated with waterfor retaining moisture; that when such air passes the last baliie andstrikes the in side of end 15 it will be thrown backwardly as indicatedby the arrow between the bottom of pan or box 3 and the second division18 and conducted forwardly to opening 20 where door 21 will be openedpartially or wholly and there let the cleaned moist laden cooled airinto the passenger chamber 16 inside of the automobile.

It will also be seen by those familiar with the art to which myinvention pertains that in cold weather the air can be similarlyintroduced by a small opening at 11 and 12 and be circulated betweensaid baffles and between said bottom of said pan or box and seconddivision 18 down into the passenger chamber of the automobile and bewarmed by the time it reaches the occupants of the car instead of beingintroduced for ventilation directly into the tonneau and causing adirect cold draft on the passengers.

Having thus described the invention what is claimed and desired to besecured by Letters Patent, is:

The combination with the top of an automobile having an opening at itsfront end and having downstanding felt covered baffies spaeedly disposedthereon, of a receptacle rigidly disposed beneath and adjacent to saidtop, said receptacle adapted to receive and .hold a liquid, a pluralityof upstanding felt covered bafiles spacedly disposed within saidreceptacle and staggered with relation to said 'downstanding baflies, ahorizontal partition beneath said receptacle, said partition having anopening into the passenger compartment of said automobile adjacent itsfront and having means for closing said opening, as 65 and for thepurposes described.

CLAUDE, W. WILLIAMS.

